PROSE AND VERSE - TWO RENDERINGS OF THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
A COMPARISON OF TRANSLATIONS
BY
EDWARD HERON-ALLEN AND ARTHUR B. TALBOT
Edward Heron-Allen (1861 –1943) polymath, writer, scientist and Persian scholar, published his prose translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in 1898. In 1908, Arthur B. Talbot published a verse rendering of Heron-Allen's translation. Apart from this singular publication, Talbot, who displays considerable poetic ability in this work, is shrouded in obscurity.
This text contains an introduction by the editor, the introduction by Talbot, excerpts from reviews of Talbot's work and the full texts of the two versions presented side by side..